[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 200 (Monday, October 18, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61418-61419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23235]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Notice of Meeting
The Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) will hold its 154th
meeting on October 19-21, 2004, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland. The Working Group Meeting scheduled for October
19, 2004 will be held in the NRC Auditorium.
The Working Group Chairman will state the Working Group Meeting
(WGM) objectives and provide a technical session overview. Invited
experts will also be introduced at this time. The purposes of the WGM
are: (1) To develop the information necessary to provide a letter
report to the Commission; (2) to understand the technical bases for the
draft June 2004 ICRP recommendations; (3) to review these
recommendations against current NRC regulations and practice; and (4)
to identify aspects of the ICRP recommendations that may warrant
further study.
The schedule for this meeting is as follows:
Tuesday, October 19, 2004--NRC Auditorium
8:30 a.m.-8:40 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The ACNW Chairman
will open the meeting with brief opening remarks.
8:40 a.m.-9:10 a.m.: NRC Staff Overview of June 2004 ICRP
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will hear a presentation and a
hold discussion with a representative of the NRC staff regarding an
overview of the June 2004 draft ICRP recommendations.
9:10 a.m.-10 a.m.: Biological Aspects of Radiation Protection
(Open)--The Committee will hear a presentation and hold a discussion
with an expert familiar with the radiation biology foundations of the
ICRP recommendations. The emphasis of this presentation is on the
extension of previous knowledge based on ongoing studies of radiation
exposure cohorts.
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: Update on ICRP Recommendations regarding
Quantities Used in Radiation Protection (Open)--The Committee will hear
a presentation and hold a discussion with a representative of ORNL
regarding radiation and tissue weighting factors and applications of
factors for external exposure. The focus of this presentation will be
on the new values derived and what has changed significantly since
1990.
11:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Public Comments (Open)--Attendees to be
provided an opportunity to make comments relevant to the purposes and
objectives of the Working Group.
1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Individual Protection (Selection of Constraints)
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations and hold discussions with
the panel of representatives from the NRC staff, EPA, CRCPD and the
Mayo Clinic focused on the draft ICRP recommendations regarding limits
and constraints. This technical session will focus on selection of
constraints and limits and how such selections have been implemented
and developed in the radiation protection practices in the United
States. The thrust of this panel will be a discussion as to whether the
2004 draft recommendations imply significant change.
3 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Public Comments (Open)--Attendees to be provided
an opportunity to make relevant comments consistent with the purposes
and objectives of the Working Group.
3:45 p.m.-5 p.m.: Optimization of Protection (Open)--The Committee
will hear presentations and hold discussions with a representative of
the NRC staff and a member of the ACRS regarding the optimization of
protection in the June 2004 draft ICRP recommendations and how these
principles are related to the current practices of ALARA in NRC
regulated activities.
5 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Public Comments (Open)--Attendees to be provided
an opportunity to make comments relevant to the purposes and objectives
of the Working Group.
5:30 p.m.-5:45 p.m.: Closing Comments (Open)--The Working Group
Chairman will summarize the results of the Working Group and discuss
possible follow-up activities.
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
10 a.m.-10:05 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The ACNW Chairman
will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
10:05 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Update on the Status of the License
Termination Rule (LTR) (Open)--The Committee will receive an update by
a representative of the NRC staff on the status of activities involving
the LTR.
1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Consolidated Issue Resolution Status Report
(Open)--The Committee will receive an update from a representative of
the NRC staff on the current status of the Consolidated Issue
Resolution Status Report.
2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: ACNW 2005 Action Plan (Open)--The ACNW
Committee will continue its discussion of potential topics for
inclusion in the 2005 Action Plan.
Thursday, October 21, 2004
8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--
The Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's
sessions.
8:35 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss potential ACNW reports on matters discussed
during this meeting. It may also discuss possible reports on matters
discussed during prior meetings.
11:45 a.m.-12 Noon: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will
discuss matters related to the conduct of Committee activities and
matters and specific issues that were not completed during previous
meetings, as time and availability of information permit.
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACNW meetings
were published in the Federal Register on October 16, 2003 (68 FR
59643). In accordance with these procedures, oral or written statements
may be presented by members of the public. Electronic recordings will
be permitted only during those portions of the meeting that are open to
the public. Persons desiring to make oral statements should notify Mr.
Howard J. Larson, (Telephone 301-415-6805), between 7:30 a.m. and 4
p.m. e.t., as far in advance as
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practicable so that appropriate arrangements can be made to schedule
the necessary time during the meeting for such statements. Use of
still, motion picture, and television cameras during this meeting will
be limited to selected portions of the meeting as determined by the
ACNW Chairman. Information regarding the time to be set aside for
taking pictures may be obtained by contacting the ACNW office prior to
the meeting. In view of the possibility that the schedule for ACNW
meetings may be adjusted by the Chairman as necessary to facilitate the
conduct of the meeting, persons planning to attend should notify Mr.
Howard J. Larson as to their particular needs.
Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the
meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, the Chairman's ruling on
requests for the opportunity to present oral statements and the time
allotted, therefore can be obtained by contacting Mr. Howard J. Larson.
ACNW meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are
available through the NRC Public Document Room at [email protected], or by
calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from the Publicly Available
Records System (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS) which
is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/(ACRS &
ACNW Mtg schedules/agendas).
Video Teleconferencing service is available for observing open
sessions of ACNW meetings. Those wishing to use this service for
observing ACNW meetings should contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACNW
Audiovisual Technician (301-415-8066), between 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.
e.t., at least 10 days before the meeting to ensure the availability of
this service. Individuals or organizations requesting this service will
be responsible for telephone line charges and for providing the
equipment and facilities that they use to establish the video
teleconferencing link. The availability of video teleconferencing
services is not guaranteed.
Dated: October 12, 2004.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-23235 Filed 10-15-04; 8:45 am]
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